Editorial Board Resourcing Associate
full-time•Pune
About this role
Job Title - Editorial Board Resourcing Associate
About Springer Nature Group:
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About the Role
Springer Nature works with thousands of external academic editors to help run our journals. These editors are a key driving force for strong submissions and journal growth, ensuring that rigorous and timely peer review of new manuscripts takes place. Editorial Board Resourcing Associates work closely with Editors-in-Chiefs (EiCs), journal publishing colleagues and our technology partners to create robust and scalable processes that aid the identification of suitable candidates, support the invitation of candidates and provide oversight onto their ongoing performance for the journals they are associated with. The role of the Editorial Board Resourcing Associate is to contribute to both the development and implementation of the framework that will support this initiative.
Responsibilities
1. Data management and analysis. Responsibilities include:
Supporting journal EiCs and journal publishing colleagues in EBM recruitment by assessing journal recruitment needs and developing specific recommendations for how recruitment may best contribute to journal development.
Using pre-defined criteria, develop datasets based on the scope of the journal and related field to support the identification of candidates for editorial board recruitment
Screen and vet editorial board candidates to ensure that they are relevant to a target journal and that there are no concerns relating to ethics or misconduct
2. Customer engagement. Responsibilities include:
Engaging external Editors-in-Chief and internal publisher teams with the recruitment process, ensuring that goals, and processes are clearly communicated to all parties.
Working with EiCs and internal publisher teams to ensure that suitable candidates are invited to join journals in a timely manner and that EiCs are provided with feedback on progress.
3. Process improvement. Responsibilities include:
Supporting analytics and data teams to provide feedback and suggestions to support scalable tools and systems for external editor identification
Working with the external editor support team to support a normalised on boarding experience for new EBMs by providing feedback on processes.
Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement in the Editor recruitment team. Working to propose ways of improving (or building upon) existing processes, and identifying new ways of supporting editorial board recruitment at scale.
Key Relationships
Reports into the Team Lead (Editorial Board Resourcing)
Works with a team of Editorial Board Resourcing Associates to identify and recruit new board members to target journals
Liaises with external EiCs and in-house journal owners to ensure they are engaged with the recruitment processes and that aims, processes and progress is clearly communicated to them.
Works alongside publishing teams to ensure that recruitment processes are optimised and of high quality, and that the recruitment team clearly understands the needs and scope of the journal.
Collaborates with wider Editorial Engagement team to ensure that recruitment processes align with wider team strategy and that opportunities for improvement are identified.
Where appropriate, communicates with external vendors to deliver scalable processes for recruitment.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
Experience
Experience of STM journal publishing, with a good understanding of peer review and the role of Editorial Boards
An understanding of the research environment and the needs of researchers, a passion for science and a thorough understanding of recent trends/ developments in the field
Experience of communication with external editors and internal stakeholders
Experience in supporting new processes
Experience - 2+ years
Skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Confidence in communicating, engaging and working cooperatively with stakeholders at various levels of seniority, including researchers, editors, and other partners, in a professional manner
A positive approach to problem-solving
High degree of organisational and time-management skills
Ability to successfully handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Proven background in data analysis
Qualifications
Bachelor's/ Master's degree in a Sciences discipline
What we offer
The global setup of the team and the organization, our complex system and environment and its variety are giving a chance to further develop yourself while working with team members around the globe, and international stakeholders.
At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation. For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers
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What you'll do
- The associate supports Editors-in-Chiefs and publishing colleagues by developing and implementing frameworks for identifying, inviting, and monitoring the performance of external academic editors for journals. Key duties involve data management, screening candidates based on criteria, engaging stakeholders, and driving process improvements for scalable recruitment.
About Springer Nature
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Global key facts:
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